We Grow Our OwnThe trials and successes of life on our allotment

Apologies again for this being a few days late, but here’s my guide of what to do on your plot in September.

I know this is a little bit late, but then again the growing season is late this year as well, so here goes anyway ….

This week, since my greenhouse was becoming increasingly overcrowded, I decided to treat myself to a polytunnel, so that I would have more room to grow what I wanted.

July is usually one of the driest months so a lot of time may be spent watering. You can reduce water loss and save yourself some time by preventing water loss. Mulching with a layer of organic matter will help preserve moisture but may encourage slugs so you will need to take action against them.

Today has been a bit frustrating, as I need to clear the right hand side of the allotment, so I can start making beds for the rest of my seedlings to go into.

However, today has been typical Bank Holiday weekend weather, and I think we have had four seasons in one day!